Suitable for one-way shipping and retail applications, when a custom-designed display is too much and product on a pallet is not enough, the PalletTop Display product from Laminations, part of Great Northern Corporation’s Specialty Group, uses a unique combination of Laminations products to create a fast, inexpensive solution for easy setup and take down of shipping/display shelving that is lightweight, recyclable and sturdy.

Designed for customers that want to expand into nearby markets, but can’t justify the expense of a fully-automatic handle applicator at an early stage of market development, an innovative semi-automatic handle applicator from Roberts PolyPro, a division of Pro Mach, produces 15-to-17 cases/min. with a single attendant.

Gorgeous 4-L kegs of Heineken sold at retail, a light-as-a-feather ISBM PET container for dispensing hand soap in institutional settings, and a new PET tray for chilled meat and fish that’s compelling from a sustainable packaging standpoint—all this and a whole lot more were on display at Emballage 2012 on day one.

From ExxonMobil, this drop-in replacement for traditional shrink sleeve label material has a big advantage from a recycling standpoint, because when PET bottles are ground up in the recycling process, the label material floats while the PET flakes sink.

Made from a special blend material that is IP protected, Intelipac Innovations’ water soluble reusable bag can be reused over and over again and once the bag is no longer useable it can be dissolved in water.